{{short description|England international rugby league footballer (1923 –2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Jim Barraclough |fullname = James Barraclough |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = 26 November 1923 |birth_place = Featherstone, England |death_date = {{death date and age|2002|11|25|1923|11|25|df=y}} |death_place = Hull, England |height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m|abbr=on}} |weight = |position = {{rlp|SR}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}} |year1start = ≤1950 |year1end = ≥50 |appearances1 = 160 |tries1 = 31 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 93 |club2 = Featherstone Rovers |year2start = 1954 |year2end = 56/57 |appearances2 = 53 |tries2 = 4 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 12 |teamA = England |yearAstart = 1950 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/j-barraclough/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=10232 |title=Jim Barraclough |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref> }}
'''James Barraclough''' (26 November 1923 – 25 November 2002) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He represented England at the international level and played at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers and Featherstone Rovers, primarily as a {{rlp|sr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref name="Bailey, Ron 1956">Bailey, Ron (1956). ''The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.''. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC</ref>
==Background== Jim Barraclough was born in Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died at the age of 79 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
==Playing career== ===Club career=== Barraclough made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 4 December 1954.<ref name="Bailey, Ron 20 September 2001">Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). ''Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club''. The History Press. {{ISBN|0752422952}}</ref>
===International honours=== Barraclough won a cap for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1950 against Wales.
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/players/jim-barraclough/84/ Profile] at fevarchive.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barraclough, James}} Category:1923 births Category:2002 deaths Category:20th-century English sportsmen Category:England national rugby league team players Category:English rugby league players Category:Featherstone Rovers players Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players Category:Rugby league players from Featherstone Category:Rugby league second-rows